Thursday, November 15, 2007

FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES DESTROYING DREAMS


Published November 15, 2007
Watertown Times
Section letters
 What makes America the greatest country in the world is being able to live your own American dream, something that you've worked for, no matter the size.
Most of us work a lifetime to achieve our goals. One dream for some of us brought up in the north country is to spend our winters in a warmer, gentler climate and our summers in one of the best-kept secrets of the north - on the lakes, bays and rivers of north Jefferson County.

But when the state, with the help of a few local landowners, decides to turn the pristine areas into industrial wind complexes, all our lives are forever changed. I have the greatest respect for our local farmers, as I worked for a couple of them for nearly 10 years as a kid while living on the shores of Three Mile Bay during the summer.
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